Adelaide records coolest late season morning since 1946
An unseasonably cold blast is sweeping across southeastern Australia, bringing a mixed bag of snow, hail, thunderstorms and rain to the region. The cool air spread through the southeast on Wednesday behind a strong cold front that is now sitting...
An extremely dry season, even by Darwin standards
We all know that Darwin experiences an extended dry season through the middle months of the year, but the 2023 dry season was a lot drier than most. Indeed, Darwin received a grand total of no rainfall in...
Lola now earliest Category 5 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone on record
Tropical Cyclone Lola has become the earliest Category 5 tropical cyclone to form in the Southern Hemisphere on record as it bears down on Vanuatu. Tropical Cyclone Lola first developed on Sunday evening in Fiji’s Area of Responsibility and...
WA skies sizzle with quarter of a million lightning strikes
There were “striking” scenes in the skies above the southwest of Western Australia on Sunday afternoon, as a quarter of a million lightning strikes sparked a spectacular sky show. The awesome natural fireworks display was caused by a...
Tropical Cyclone Lola gaining strength near Vanuatu
The first tropical cyclone to form near the Australian region this season is about to unleash a burst of severe weather in Vanuatu. Tropical Cyclone Lola formed to the northeast of Vanuatu on Sunday. As it developed outside the...
Tasmania puts on a spectacular light show
Over 35,000 lightning strikes have been recorded over Tasmania on Saturday night as a line of thunderstorms marched across the state. Image: 35,055 lightning flashes, with 15,451 ground strikes were recorded by the Total Lightning Network (TLN) overnight into...
High chance of a tropical cyclone next week
The first tropical cyclone of the season is likely to form early next week near the Solomon Islands and could move into Australian waters. A tropical low-pressure system developed to the east of the Solomon Islands on...
Bone dry air to increase fire danger in the east
A remarkably dry airmass over central Australia will move east over the next 72 hours, bringing dangerous fire weather to NSW over the weekend. The map below shows the parched air sitting over parts of WA, the NT,...
